My wife used to do the coffee up with butter and amino acids as a barista back in the day. It was called "brain coffee" or something. Seemed like some kind of bourgeoisie faux health nut kind of drink.

She said it was not tasty, but that might have been the aminos. I have had tibetan style tea with butter and sugar and it's outstanding, so I bet butter coffee is good too!

That is my breakfast every day. I use Ghee + MCT (of the Coconut variety) oil. The first week I was miserably hungry for breakfast but now I can go until 2-3PM without eating anything else... although the DST switch really messed up my circadian clock this year.

If you do Ghee, I recommend Vanilla Ghee. This brand in particular works well for me. But others may work better if you're putting other things in your coffee. Mine is part of a low-carb/high fat diet so I don't use any sugars/sweeteners so what works for me might not be optimal if you're used to that!

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I don't bother with ghee. You need to if you're going to make a roux, otherwise it burns. But for coffee I just use straight butter. Ghee takes out some solids but also boils off the water - coffee is mostly water anyway, so there is little advantage.

I have a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon of coconut oil in my coffee every morning while I do my morning routine.

I have a French press but it's lots easier to make cold brew concentrate in a mason jar and keep it in the refrigerator. I add water and nuke a cup every morning.

I don't bother with ghee. You need to if you're going to make a roux, otherwise it burns. But for coffee I just use straight butter. Ghee takes out some solids but also boils off the water - coffee is mostly water anyway, so there is little advantage.

I have a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon of coconut oil in my coffee every morning while I do my morning routine.

I have a French press but it's lots easier to make cold brew concentrate in a mason jar and keep it in the refrigerator. I add water and nuke a cup every morning.

That basically sums up my routine as well! Just switched to Mason jars a few weeks ago actually. I do use ghee though, because of the lactose. No problems with ghee but butter always gives me trouble.

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I normally like my coffee black, and *not* pressure steamed like happens with a lot of coffee makers. So, French Press or something similar. For butter - how does that work? Butter kind of just melts and sits on top of water, yes?

I normally like my coffee black, and *not* pressure steamed like happens with a lot of coffee makers. So, French Press or something similar. For butter - how does that work? Butter kind of just melts and sits on top of water, yes?

So far as I know, the idea originated with The Bulletproof Diet by Dave Asprey. He says to blend the butter into the coffee to assist the body in using the fat as an energy source. I use my Ninja bullet.

So far as I know, the idea originated with The Bulletproof Diet by Dave Asprey. He says to blend the butter into the coffee to assist the body in using the fat as an energy source. I use my Ninja bullet.

I'm pretty sure he's not the one who originated the idea, but he does advocate for it. At the very least, he's definitely not the first person to intermittently fast. Very generically, if you don't eat carbs, your body stays in ketosis. You can either fast totally (not eat) but the Coffee + butter doesn't have any carbs. Its high in fat and calories, but if you don't have any additional carbs your body burns them off much more quickly. I've been doing it for a few months now and have been very pleased with the results. Especially at work. I'm very alert in the morning.

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